Sangaku-ji Temple

What it is

• A Rinzai sect temple in Ogi City, Saga Prefecture.
• Originally a Tendai sect temple named Mitsuji.
• Founded by Priest Daichi during the Einin era (1293-1298).

What to see

• Kanshitsu Genkitsu Portrait, a cultural property.
• Wooden seated statues of Yakushi Nyorai, Dainichi Nyorai.
• Wooden seated statue of Eleven-faced Kannon Bosatsu.
• These wooden statues date to the late Kamakura period.
• Zasen (sitting mat) made from Indian quilted embroidery.
• Sangakuji Documents, spanning from 1294 to 1811.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.